{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1706313,"song":"Cathal Brugha","artist":"Declan Hunt","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11359246-cathal-brugha-chords-by-declan-hunt/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1706313?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"Songwriter unknown\r\nDeclan Hunt's recording is the only version I've come across.\r\nFrom the triple album, Songs of Ireland's 1916 Rising (tape(disc) 2 song 10)\r\nI'd expect Declan may have also released this, but Ive not come across any of his albums.\r\n\r\nStandard Tuning\r\ntime signature 4/4\r\ntempo: (havent checked) the metronome and me dont get on that well... may fill in later\r\n\r\nChords and picking pattern (my own, not an attempt to cover Declan)\r\n\r\nChord tab / name / string numbers to pick\r\n320033    /  [ch]G[/ch]   / 64312353\r\nxx0232    /  [ch]D[/ch]   / 43212343\r\nxx0212    /  [ch]D7[/ch]  / 43212343\r\n\r\nIf you are unfamiliar with the name Cathal Brugha (phonetic Cahal Brua) \r\nsome pronounce the A in Cathal as in cAt some as in fAll... i go with the latter\r\nPoetic licence is used with Brugha in the song, shortened to Brugh (phonetic Bru)\r\n\r\n\r\nwhole song is\r\n[ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]G[/ch]\r\ntwice per verse[/tab]\r\ni put in the last bar on both lines to give space between sentences, you may want to try it without\r\n\r\nVERSE 1\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]       \r\nin the streets of Dub-lin city, Ear-ly rose the mor-ning sun     [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Stood a gall-ant band of soldiers, Each man prou-dly held a gun     [/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]                     [ch]D[/ch]\r\nTill the last they fought them bravely, standing staunch and fight-ing true   [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   In their midst there stood a leader, Ire-lands daunt-less Cath-al Brugh      [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]VERSE 2\r\n         [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]           \r\nA-nother faith-ful son of Ireland, By the traitors hands shot down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    One of Ire-lands best and bravest, In heaven wears the martyrs crown [/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]        \r\nTill he died he fought them bravely, To the old cause he was true     [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]                 [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n   Dash-ing forth he fell in action, Ire- lands daunt-less Cath-al Brugh     [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 3\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]                        [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]   \r\nWhen they batter-ed on the four courts,  With their borrow-ed Brit-ish guns[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] \r\n    Trait-ors in the pay of England, Shot down Irelands faithful sons    [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]    \r\nwhen they called on them surr-ender, We are many you're but few     [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\n    We'll have death be-fore dis-honour, Proud-ly  an-swered Cath-al Brugh      [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVERSE 4\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]  \r\nCathal Brugh you'll be re-membered In our Ir-ish hearts with pride    [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]D7[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch] \r\n    For the blood you shared in Dublin, Ire-lands cause you sanc-tif-ied  [/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]     \r\nWhen they laid him low in agony, 'neath an Irish sky of blue,   [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]D7[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]  \r\n    Tell them all I died for Ireland, Soft- ly murmured Cath-al Brugh      [/tab]","plain_text":"Songwriter unknown\nDeclan Hunt's recording is the only version I've come across.\nFrom the triple album, Songs of Ireland's 1916 Rising (tape(disc) 2 song 10)\nI'd expect Declan may have also released this, but Ive not come across any of his albums.\n\nStandard Tuning\ntime signature 4/4\ntempo: (havent checked) the metronome and me dont get on that well... may fill in later\n\nChords and picking pattern (my own, not an attempt to cover Declan)\n\nChord tab / name / string numbers to pick\n320033    /  G   / 64312353\nxx0232    /  D   / 43212343\nxx0212    /  D7  / 43212343\n\nIf you are unfamiliar with the name Cathal Brugha (phonetic Cahal Brua) \nsome pronounce the A in Cathal as in cAt some as in fAll... i go with the latter\nPoetic licence is used with Brugha in the song, shortened to Brugh (phonetic Bru)\n\n\nwhole song is\nG G G D D\n\ni put in the last bar on both lines to give space between sentences, you may want to try it without\n\nVERSE 1\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 3\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVERSE 4","chords":["G","D","D7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}